diplobacillus

[ dip-loh-buh-sil-uhs ]

noun

, Bacteriology.

, plural dip·lo·ba·cil·i [dip-loh-b, uh, -, sil, -ahy].

1. a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diplobacillus¹

First recorded in 1900–05; diplo- + bacillus